Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-26

of six per cent per annum, on the FIRST day of
January and on the first day of July of each
ana every year, until said principal shall be-
come due. and said bonds shall have attached
thereto semt-annual interest coupons and
tne said bonds doth principal and INTEREST,"
snail be payable at the Fiscal Agency OF the
state OF Kansas. in the city of New York in
the state of New York.
And the conditions on which said subscrip-
ton to the capital stock shall be made, arc
that the said railroad company shall con-
struct and operate and maintain said rail-
on the north or east Side of said township
and running thence through said township
and have the same in operation on or before
the 3lst day OF December, A. d. 1887, and
erect and maintain a depot and station in
said township as follows, tO-Wit - Within
one-half 30 mile of the intersection of Main
of Sun City.
And we further pray that you order a spe-
cial election. TO be held in said township in
pursuance or chapter 10I of the laws of 1876
and the acts of the legislature of the state of
Kansas amendatory thereof, to vote upon
the question of subscribing for said stock as
aforesaid. And the form of the ballots to be
used at such election and for such PROPOSE
ton, De " Tor subscription to stock OF the
Kansas & Panhandle Railroad Company, .
ana those against such propositions, to be
" Against subscription to stock of the Kan
sas u Panhandle Railroad Company"
AND WHEREAS said Board of County Commits
sioners ha !e examined said petition, and il
having beed shown to the satisfaction of said
board, that said petition has been signed by
payers, in said township and is in the form
prescribed by law and is IN all respects regu-
lar and legal and said board SO finds and de-
clareS.
Now THEREFORE,, pursuant to the PRAYER of
said petition and the statutes in luch case
made and provided it is hereby ordered by
one board OF Count commissioners, of said
county, that special election be held at
the usual voting places in said township on
THURSDAY, THE 9Th DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY, A. ID. 1887,
at which said election the position
set forth in the hereinbefore recited petition.
which petition with the signatures thereto
omitted, Is hereby made part of this order
shall be submitted 10 the legally qualified
voters OF said township, for their decision by
ballot.
And it Is further ordered by said Board of
County Commissioners, that the Sheriff of
said county, make due proclamation to the
voters or said township, OF the holding of
said election at the time and place aforesaid,
by publishing the same for 30 days or moro
next proceeding the day of holding said cleo
ton. In some newspaper, published in said
county, and having general circulate in
said township and that in said proclamation
said Sheriff set forth the above aud forego-
ing order, and recite said petition therein.
In witness whereof we, the undersigned
chairman and members of the Board of Coun-
~ Commissioners of the county of Barber,
state or Kansas, have hereunto, set our
hands as chairman and members aforesaid,
at the countyseat of said county, this 18th
day of January, A. ID. 1887.
JOHN MCGRATH,
j. ID. FLEMING,
Commissioners.
As attest my signature and the Seal of said
county of Barber, hereto affixed this 18th DAY
OF January, n. ID. 1887.
lL.S.l ROBERT TALTAFERRo,
County Clerk of Barber county. state of
Kansas.
Now therefore, I, Charles D. Nelson, Sheriff
of Barber county, Kansas. under and by vir-
tue of the foregoing order of the Board of
County Commissioners of said county and
the authority in me vested by law as such
Sheriff, do hereby proclaim and make known
that there will be held a special election OF
the qualified voters of Sun City town
ship, in said county, at the usual
voting places in said township, on
THURSDAY, THE eth DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY, A. ID. 1887.
upon the proposition as set forth in the said
order of said Board of County Com.
missioners of said barber county, Kansas
and I'm the manner and form as therein SET
forth. and that said election will be held, the
returns made aud the result ascertained in
the same manner as is provided by law fol-
general elections.
Done at my office in the city of Medicine
Lodge in said county of Barber this 18th day
of January, \. ID. 1887.
CHARLES y. NELSON.
Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas
BY WM. LINDSEY, Under Sheriff.